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The Kings head to Rogers Arena on Tuesday night for a 10:00 p.m. ET matchup with the Canucks, and this one still carries real weight for Los Angeles even after Monday’s win in Seattle. The Kings are 35-26-19 now, not 34-26-19, and they have already locked up a playoff berth while still sorting out their final seeding in the West. Vancouver is 24-48-8, last in the conference, and playing its final home game of the season on Fan Appreciation Night. ESPN+ has the broadcast, and the odds you provided make Los Angeles a road favorite at -179 with a total of 6.0. That is the first thing that stands out here. One team is chasing a better playoff path and

The Washington Nationals head into PNC Park on Tuesday night trying to shake off a brutal opener in this series. They were run out of the building 16-5 on Monday, and now they are back on the field at 7-9, fourth in the NL East, looking to stop things from snowballing. Pittsburgh, meanwhile, is 10-6, sitting on top of the NL Central, and playing with real confidence after winning seven of its last ten. This matchup is pretty straightforward from a betting perspective. Mitch Keller has been excellent to start the season for the Pirates, carrying a 1.00 ERA into this one, while Miles Mikolas has had a nightmare opening stretch for Washington with a 12.41 ERA. First pitch is

The Chicago Cubs head into Citizens Bank Park on Tuesday night needing a cleaner start than they got in the opener. Chicago is 7-9, fifth in the NL Central, and just got drilled 13-7 by Philadelphia on Monday after falling behind early and never really recovering. The Phillies are 8-8, third in the NL East, and trying to build off that win with Aaron Nola on the mound in a favorable bounce-back spot at home. First pitch is set for 6:40 PM, and the weather looks warm with a light breeze under broken clouds. This game has a different feel than a standard starter-versus-starter matchup because the Cubs are expected to open with Riley Martin before turning things over to

The Kansas City Royals and Detroit Tigers both come into Tuesday night at 7-9, but the momentum is clearly leaning one way. Kansas City is trying to recover from a loss, while Detroit has won three straight and looks a little more settled heading into this one at Comerica Park. First pitch is set for 6:40 PM, and the weather setup looks mild enough with overcast skies and a light breeze, so this feels more like a pitching and matchup handicap than a weather game. The listed starters are Cole Ragans for Kansas City and Framber Valdez for Detroit. That makes this game a bit more complicated than the records suggest. Ragans has struggled early with a 5.91 ERA and